Susi Hately Aldous is a renowned yoga teacher, kinesiologist and author of several international best-selling yoga books including Advancing Your Yoga Practice: the Art of Slowing Down, Therapeutic Yoga for the Shoulders and Hips, Yoga for the Desk Jockey and the Anatomy and Asana: Preventing Yoga Injuries Series. Her yoga skills are combined with her B.Sc. in kinesiology, post-graduate training in mind-body medicine and ergonomics and practical field experience assisting companies with disability management and workplace safety issues. Susi is currently working with the International Association of Yoga Therapists (IAYT) setting …

Back pain affects about 80 percent of Americans at some point in their lives and is among the most common complaint received and treated by physicians. Most often, the exact cause of the pain is not addressed or properly diagnosed but masked with pain medication causing the problem to worsen with time.

As part of Susi Hately Aldous’ extensive training program a common problem she often addresses with her clients and students is the pain experienced as a result of walking in stilettos and heels all day. Some women claim they cannot live without their 4 inch heels and as a result they are seeking effective ways to combat the pain experienced at the end of the day or night.

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Even with an ergonomically correct setup at work, many desk workers struggle with neck or back pain, shoulder strain, headaches, repetitive strain injury, or trouble focusing. Yogi, author, kinesiologist and founder of Functional Synergy, Susi Hately Aldous has created a specialized program, Yoga for the Desk Jockey(tm) for desk workers to get into a routine of 2 minute breathing, stretching and meditating exercises to do throughout the day. Clients have reported that they feel less irritable, calmer, have less pain and get less distracted …

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Susi Hately Aldous and University of Calgary Cancer Center Develops Yoga for Cancer Survivors DVD
Together with Susi Hately Aldous, renowned yoga teacher, kinesiologist and founder of Functional Synergy, the University of Calgary Physical Activity and Cancer Center announce the release of the first yoga DVD customized for cancer survivors. This gentle 7 session therapeutic yoga program is based on Hatha yoga, but has been modified for people who have completed their chemotherapy and/or radiation treatment and are looking for a gentle yoga program to relax, and progressively …

Yoga, an ancient physical and spiritual discipline and branch of philosophy, is now being used as a form of therapy for everything from heart disease and cancer to work-related stress. Annette Tersigni, known as the Yoga Nurse, has combined her registered nursing degree with the principles of medical yoga and Ayurveda, the science of life and longevity, to help anyone dealing with stress. Yoga uses poses, focused concentration on specific body parts, and breathing techniques to integrate the body, mind and soul and has been found to have …